Best Friend “Break Up”

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Dear Miss A, I had this best friend. I loved her like a sister and we did a lot together. We were as thick as thieves! One day she stopped talking to me and said that she could no longer be my friend because she could not give me the [...]

College Roommate Is After My Man

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Dear Miss A,

I just found out that my roommate (who is not my friend) has a crush on my boyfriend. She told a friend of mine she was after him. She is really thin and I am not, which makes me feel uncertain. When he comes over, she hangs around him [...]

7 Tips for Shopping for a Wardrobe

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Most of us can’t go on a big shopping spree on Rodeo Drive like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman

According to my client, Oriana Khatso, of Terra boutique in Dupont Circle, these are the seven keys to shopping and budgeting for a wardrobe:

1. Assess your lifestyle Figure out how and [...]

Proper Fit Makes The Clothes

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According to my client,Oriana Khatso, Owner of Terra boutique in Dupont Circle, the key to buying clothing that works for your body is having an understanding of how clothes should fit and recognizing that almost everything these days needs a bit of tailoring. She says that it’s also important to recognize that size means [...]

Running into High School Drama As An Adult

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Hi Miss A, I am a working adult female and am currently facing a problem, which I have always thought that only teenagers will face. I have a very nice group of running friends and we run every weekend. I got to know a very ‘nice’ chap not long ago and he likes to [...]

Trying To Be A Good Friend

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Dear Miss A,

My best friend recently went through a terrible break up. Her boyfriend of two plus years cheated on her, and was dating around behind her back. She is going through a really tough time, and I am having a hard time being a good friend. I’ve invited [...]

Follow up Message Regarding How to Social Climb

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Here’s a message I just received from the woman who wrote in the other day wondering how to meet the “fashionable set”:

Dear Miss A, Thanks for answering my question. Just to clarify, I unfortunately don’t know anyone who knows anyone in my city. So meeting people the old-fashioned way will be a bit [...]

How to Social Climb

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Dear Miss A,

I recently moved to a large east coast city, and am interested in getting involved in the charity circuit. I really want to meet the movers and shakers and the fashionable set of my town, which seem to be involved in doing service. I am already a member of [...]

Raising Cain

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Dear Miss A, My son is 9 and is behavior is very defiant. He has stolen from a classmate and from a friend of mine all in oneday,called a special needs child a retard at a telthon I attended, and he hits me and his two younger brothers. He has [...]

New to Washington and Looking for a Job

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Dear Miss A,

I’ve just stumbled upon your website and realized how much we have in common! I too am a Republican from the South ( Florida to be exact) with a love of jewelry, animals and supporting charitable causes. However, I wanted to ask you a question.

After living in [...]

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